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US 10,321,467 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for provisioning a communication device
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsLarry B. Pearson, Anup Karnalkar, Kevin S. Kim, Daehyun Lee
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Abstract
A method includes sending, from a base unit, provisioning information to a first device. The provisioning information is associated with the first device establishing a connection with a network device. The method includes identifying a source of interference with the connection. The method also includes sending, to the first device, information indicating an operation state of the source of the interference.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a base unit from a first device, identification information for the first device via a first wireless connection between the first device and the base unit, wherein the base unit is configured to communicate using a first carrier signal in a first carrier signal frequency range for the first wireless connection;
- and
- before establishment of a second wireless connection between the first device and an access point, the second wireless connection based on a second carrier signal in a second carrier signal frequency range:
- monitoring, at the base unit, a portion of a frequency spectrum for second signals based on the second carrier signal frequency range, wherein the second signals are associated with a potential interference at the access point;
- in response to detection of a potential interference signal and a determination that the potential interference signal is associated with a first potential source of interference, sending, from the base unit to the first device, a notification of the first potential source of interference;
- and
- sending provisioning information to the first device from the base unit, wherein the provisioning information enables the first device to initiate the second wireless connection with the access point,
- wherein the first carrier signal frequency range is different than the second carrier signal frequency range.
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A device comprising:
- a wireless transceiver;
- an output device;
- a processor coupled to the wireless transceiver and coupled to the output device;
- and
- a memory accessible to the processor, the memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- causing the wireless transceiver to send identification information via a first wireless connection to a base unit, wherein the base unit is configured to communicate using a first carrier signal in a first carrier signal frequency range;
- receiving, via the wireless transceiver from the base unit, a notification of a potential source of interference for associated with a second wireless connection between the wireless transceiver and an access point, the notification received prior to initiating the second wireless connection, wherein the second wireless connection is based on a second carrier signal in a second carrier signal frequency range used by the access point, wherein the second carrier signal frequency range is different than the first carrier signal frequency range;
- outputting information regarding the potential source of interference to the output device;
- and
- in response to receiving provisioning information from the base unit, initiating the second wireless connection based on the provisioning information.
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A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving, from a first device, identification information for the first device via a first wireless connection between the first device and a base unit, wherein the base unit is configured to communicate using a first carrier signal in a first carrier signal frequency range for the first wireless connection;
- before establishment of a second wireless connection between the first device and an access point, the second wireless connection based on a second carrier signal in a second carrier signal frequency range:
- monitoring, at the base unit, a portion of a frequency spectrum for second signals based on the second carrier signal frequency range, wherein the second signals are associated with a potential interference at the access point;
- in response to detection of a potential interference signal and a determination that the potential interference signal is associated with a first potential source of interference, sending a notification of the first potential source of interference to the first device;
- and
- sending provisioning information to the first device, wherein the provisioning information enables the first device to initiate the second wireless connection with the access point,
- wherein the first carrier signal frequency range is different than the second carrier signal frequency range.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.